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Engine and peripherals

Replacing the shims

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F8Q engine

Mettre le véhicule sur un pont élévateur deux colonnes.

Place the vehicle on a two-post lift.

Disconnect the battery.

VALVE CLEARANCE CHECK

Remove the air filter housing and the rocker cover.

Position the valves of the cylinder concerned at end of exhaust / start of intake (valve overlap) and check the clearance.

Controle du jeu aux soupapes
Comparer les deux valeurs relevées aux valeurs spécifiées, remplacer les pastilles

Compare the two measured values with the specified values, replace the shims concerned.

Clearance setting (in mm), cold:

  • Intake: 0.10
  • Exhaust: 0.25

REPLACING THE SHIMS

This operation requires removing the intake and exhaust manifolds (see chapter 12 Intake/Exhaust manifolds).

Place the valve concerned at full opening (by turning the engine in the normal direction of rotation).

Insert tool Mot. 1366-01 into the port concerned.

Remplacement des pastilles
Remplacement des pastilles

For intake valves

Turn the engine in the normal direction of rotation until the valve bears on tool Mot. 1366-01 (camshaft rotation of 90° from the full-open position).

For exhaust valves

Turn the engine strictly in the reverse direction of rotation (to avoid engine lock-up) until the valve bears on tool Mot. 1366-01 (camshaft rotation of 90° from the full-open position).

Remove the shim using a screwdriver and a magnetic pick-up tool.

NOTE: when refitting the shim, remove the oil from the bottom of the bore (C) of the tappet.

Pour les soupapes d'e'chappement

INSTALLATION

Refit in the reverse order of removal.

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